Annual Pac-12 basketball media survey results, comments

Our annual Pac-12 basketball survey has been expanded this season to include not only newspaper beat writers and columnists, but media who cover the conference either online or on television. Our 28 panelists cast their votes at various times over the past week. Not all of them voted in every category.

Pac-12 basketball media survey results

(Place, name, school, votes)

Pac-12 Player of the Year

1. Jorge Gutierrez, Cal 21

2. Tony Wroten, Washington 4

3t. Jared Cunningham, Ore. St. 1

Devoe Joseph, Oregon 1

Boycotting category 1

Quotes:

"Jorge Gutierrez is a multidimensional guy who sustains himself on toughness and effort, then talent." -- Bill Oram, Salt Lake Tribune.

"Jorge Gutierrez. There are other players with better stats and with brighter NBA futures. Gutierrez does more for his team than any other player." -- Ryan Divish, Tacoma News Tribune.

"Tony Wroten. He can hurt you in so many ways. On the drive, on the offensive boards, with his passing and by drawing fouls." -- Doug Haller, Arizona Republic.

"Tad Boyle. It's possible the Pac-12 media didn't know squat about CU, but to keep a team picked to tie for 10th relevant until the final week of the year is COTY worthy." -- Pat Finley, Arizona Daily Star.

"Dana Altman. He took a team with midlevel talent and finished third and on the bubble for the NCAA tournament." -- Kevin Hampton, Corvallis Gazette-Times.

"Lorenzo Romar. Picked fourth, finished first. The Huskies lost four players and 56 points from last year's team. Lost Scott Suggs to season-ending foot injury. And yet, Washington finished with its second best conference record in school history." -- Percy Allen, Seattle Times.

"UCLA. A complete departure from most Ben Howland teams. They're soft, have bad guard play. Bad shot selection, and Josh Smith has all the skills and no desire. John Wooden would roll over in his grave." -- Barry Tompkins, FSN play-by-play.

"You could argue that Oregon State has the fourth-best talent in the conference and yet they won six Pac-12 games. That's baffling." -- Doug Haller, Arizona Republic.

"Based on revelations from Sports Illustrated, I would guess lower, if they didn't implode entirely and cancel the season." -- Greg Hansen, Arizona Daily Star.

"About the same. UCLA was awful even with Nelson early in the season. We now know that for all his ability, he was harming the team in other ways." -- Bill Oram, Salt Lake Tribune.

Biggest impact incoming Division I transfer

1. Devoe Joseph, Oregon 23

2. Justin Cobbs, Cal 4

Quote:

"Devoe Joseph. The Minnesota transfer has been a headache to guard. He can shoot it, he can drive it, and he's a big reason why the Ducks are in the hunt for an NCAA bid." -- Christian Caple, Spokane Spokesman Review.

"UCLA. They're finally playing as if they have something to prove, and get to play pseudo-home games the whole weekend." -- Christian Caple, Spokane Spokesman Review.

Who will win the Pac-12 tournament

1. Washington 18

2. Cal 5

3. Arizona 3

Also: Oregon 2.

Quote:

"Washington. Yeah, Cal beat them in Seattle, but I can't see the Huskies losing this." -- John Hunt, Oregonian.

Pac-12 teams that earn NCAA bids

1t. Cal 28

Washington 28

3. Arizona 9

Also: Oregon 3.

Pac-12 teams to NCAA's second weekend

1. Washington 13

2. None 10

3. Cal 5

Also: Oregon 1.

Quotes:

"Wait til next year." -- Greg Hansen, Arizona Daily Star.

"Washington. It could be seeded 10th or 11th, and some 6th or 7th seed is going to look at film and see two first-round draft picks, C.J. Wilcox and a 7-footer in the middle." -- Bud Withers, Seattle Times.